Ochropacha

Ochropacha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Drepanidae. The genus was first described by Wallengren in 1871. Its single species, Ochropacha duplaris, the common lutestring, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761.[1] It is found in China (Jilin), Russia, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and from Central Asia to Europe.[2]

Ochropacha duplaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Ochropacha

Species:
O. duplaris
Binomial name
Ochropacha duplaris
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena duplaris Linnaeus, 1761
  • Noctua ruficollis Brahm, 1791
  • Noctua bicolor Esper, 1791
  • Noctua bipuncta Borkhausen, 1792
  • Bombyx binotata Fabricius, 1793
  • Noctua undosa Hübner, 1804
  • Palimpsestis duplaris subalpina Hartig, 1938
  • Palimpsestis dupalris kamschadalis Sheljuzhko, 1926
  • Palimpsestis duplaris kamtschadalis Sheljuzhko, 1926

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch.

References
  1. "Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.


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